Mathias is six years old. Soon he will be going to school. He lives in the settlement with his mother, grandma, and grandpa, whom he loves very much. Christmas is just around the corner; it’s snowing, and snow is almost cozier than rain. Unfortunately, you can't hear anything when it snows, so rain is better in that regard. Mathias is ten years old. He will spend the summer holidays with Grandma Emmi in the countryside. The children there grow up very differently, and you can have a lot of fun there. His mother smells the roast: she doesn’t want him to have that joy. No matter how often she claims that Mathias is her ally. Mathias is fourteen years old. His mother has moved with him into a high-rise and has left Grandma alone in her misery. Grandpa is in a home, another betrayal. But Mathias suspects: deep down, he bears the responsibility for his mother’s situation, even though he can’t really do anything about it. Who can really do anything about their circumstances?.